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senator john mccain did not get it. >> i don't understand it. the purpose the united states senate is to debate and to vote and to let the people know where we stand. >> so you would encourage republicans not to filibuster. >> i would not only encourage it, i don't understand it. what are we afraid of? >> tonight the president will deliver a speech in connecticut trying to recapture the emotions after the tragedy in newtown and he'll meet privately with the vikt maniey ies so say they wil dedicate their lives to passing gun laws. >> it's going to happen again. it is going to happen again. and every time, you know, it's somebody else's school. it's somebody else's town. it's somebody else's community until one day you wake up and is it's not. >> we don't get to move on. we don't have the benefit of turning the page to another piece of legislation and having another debate and then playing politics the same way we've been doing. we don't have that benefit. we're going to live with this for the rest of our lives. >> i want to bring in matt welsh, e
senator john mccain did not get it. >> i don't understand it. the purpose the united states senate is to debate and to vote and to let the people know where we stand. >> so you would encourage republicans not to filibuster. >> i would not only encourage it, i don't understand it. what are we afraid of? >> tonight the president will deliver a speech in connecticut trying to recapture the emotions after the tragedy in newtown and he'll meet privately with the vikt maniey...
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have fallen prey to this. >> the answer is to some extent senator mccain is correct in saying that they rattle weapons and they need to feed their people and we give them food and they step aside and they wait a while, et cetera. this has prolonged the effort of them to getting to nuclear weapons. when they begin to starve their people again, they come back and do the same thing. that's why it's important to have china. that's why it's important to have talks. that's why it's really important to get this done once and for all. >> congresswoman loretta sanchez, always good to see you. >>> today's tweet of the day comes from baseball player shane victorino on this jackie robinson day. thank you to jackie robinson to making this sport what it is today. honored to wear hash tag jackie 42 today. and asked real people what they thought. i can't believe i don't smell any of this. febreze did a really great job. impressive. new febreze air effects eliminates tough odors for good. febreze, breathe happy. arrival. with hertz gold plus rewards, you skip the counters, the lines, and the paperwork.
have fallen prey to this. >> the answer is to some extent senator mccain is correct in saying that they rattle weapons and they need to feed their people and we give them food and they step aside and they wait a while, et cetera. this has prolonged the effort of them to getting to nuclear weapons. when they begin to starve their people again, they come back and do the same thing. that's why it's important to have china. that's why it's important to have talks. that's why it's really...
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support from both parties, with mccain saying, quote, i think it's doable. the senate majority committee will start marking up the bill may 9th. patrick leahy says any amendments will be made public on the website before those markups can begin. joining me now, former rnc chairman michael steele and democratic strategist, marji omara. so politico says the predictions of majority support from republicans and democrats is a more ambitious goal, michael, than any members have previously stated. do you think they're right to be so confident? >> yeah, i think they are. i think that as irony would have it, you know, we thought guns would lead the way and immigration would fall by the wayside, given the, you know, the personalities and the intentions around the subject of immigration, but the reverse really seems to be the case. immigration has a new, fresh momentum. you've got a markup date set, amendments are going to be put in place, it's going to be public, it's going to be viral, and i think it's all due to the fact that the party recognizes it's time to get o
support from both parties, with mccain saying, quote, i think it's doable. the senate majority committee will start marking up the bill may 9th. patrick leahy says any amendments will be made public on the website before those markups can begin. joining me now, former rnc chairman michael steele and democratic strategist, marji omara. so politico says the predictions of majority support from republicans and democrats is a more ambitious goal, michael, than any members have previously stated. do...
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>> you have john mccain and his two cloerngs lindsey graham and jeff flake. and there's a whole lot of other republicans, look, even if they are philosophically opposed to this deal, they realize, as the republican party's postmortem from the election shows, they have to get on board with comprehensive reform here, even rand paul is talking about getting behind some kind of comprehensive reform. it is a matter of what the nitty grit city when they work it out, a substantial problem but one they will have to work out. >> we haven't seen the exact language for the path to citizenship. let me play for you what lindsey graham had to say about that. >> as to the 11 million, they will have a pathway to citizenship but it will be earned. it will be long and it will be hard. and i think it is fair. >> i don't know, dave, if you saw this piece in politico, but they basically said the path to citizenship is still a real problem because the requirements are so tough that really only a fraction of people will be able to become legal. what are the chances that this is all
>> you have john mccain and his two cloerngs lindsey graham and jeff flake. and there's a whole lot of other republicans, look, even if they are philosophically opposed to this deal, they realize, as the republican party's postmortem from the election shows, they have to get on board with comprehensive reform here, even rand paul is talking about getting behind some kind of comprehensive reform. it is a matter of what the nitty grit city when they work it out, a substantial problem but...
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harry reid is looking at about ten or 12 republican senators like john mccain who might be open to that. he's got about 50 democrats willing to back them as well. >> i want to bring in richard bloom bloomen thall. senator, good to see you this morning. to that point, what can get through, if anything that's watered down, the key question for somebody in washington and who is in connecticut, how do you take what got done in your state early this morning and do that or even a portion of that at the federal level? >> i'm very proud and heartened by what was done in connecticut. i think it provides a model for the nation, not only in its provisions, it does provide for strong background checks that stop criminals and mentally deranged people from having guns. it also have a mental health component, a strong school of safety component, both of which i supported. it also has common sense related to high capacity magazines, a provision i'm offering as an amendment on the floor when this bill reaches that point. i'm most encouraged by the bipartisan compromise that was reached. you played earli
harry reid is looking at about ten or 12 republican senators like john mccain who might be open to that. he's got about 50 democrats willing to back them as well. >> i want to bring in richard bloom bloomen thall. senator, good to see you this morning. to that point, what can get through, if anything that's watered down, the key question for somebody in washington and who is in connecticut, how do you take what got done in your state early this morning and do that or even a portion of...
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>> you're seeing a few republicans, lindsey graham, john mccain and a handful of others saying we don't want to filibuster a gun control bill the way that we're talking about doing that right now. so it's possible that harry reid could bring a vote, a bill to the floor, in which five republicans join the 55 democrats and say we're going to move this forward, and at that point, you only need 51 votes to actually pass the bill. so harry reid could decide to scrap this kind of bipartisan negotiation and just go forward with a bill and still have it pass through the senate. but if it passes with only 51 or 55 votes, it will be hard to get through the house, which is controlled by republicans and republicans in the house have said so far they won't back any kind of gun control measures. >> greg sargent in today's "washington post" suggests republicans just aren't scared they're going against public opinion on guns because most people think background checks are already the law. he writes this, quote, it's also my sense that republicans don't view gun violence as a motivator of voting, no mat
>> you're seeing a few republicans, lindsey graham, john mccain and a handful of others saying we don't want to filibuster a gun control bill the way that we're talking about doing that right now. so it's possible that harry reid could bring a vote, a bill to the floor, in which five republicans join the 55 democrats and say we're going to move this forward, and at that point, you only need 51 votes to actually pass the bill. so harry reid could decide to scrap this kind of bipartisan...
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mccain" in case of a launch. rahhhhhh! when i'm hungry, my tummy growls. rrrrrrrrrrrr! when i'm hungry, i feel like i want to faint. this is my hungry monster. one in six americans struggle with hunger every single day. if i could stop hunger, i would definitely do it. [ male announcer ] let's growl back at hunger. during april, walmart and kellogg's are coming together to fight hunger by donating to feeding america. which contributes to food banks in your own community. support us in creating the biggest growl ever. [ kids growling excitedly ] ♪ yeah? then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. silence. are you in good hands? departure. hertz gold plus rewards also offers ereturn-- our fastest way to return your car. just note your mileage and zap ! you're outta there ! we'll e-mail your receipt in a flash, too. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. >>> to politics now where senator bob casey is the latest democrat to support same-sex marriage. at th
mccain" in case of a launch. rahhhhhh! when i'm hungry, my tummy growls. rrrrrrrrrrrr! when i'm hungry, i feel like i want to faint. this is my hungry monster. one in six americans struggle with hunger every single day. if i could stop hunger, i would definitely do it. [ male announcer ] let's growl back at hunger. during april, walmart and kellogg's are coming together to fight hunger by donating to feeding america. which contributes to food banks in your own community. support us in...
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we saw in 2007 you had john mccain and ted kennedy, two lions of the senate, two master deal makers it fell apart on them and while things look positive now it's a long way from having piece of legislation put on the senate floor to getting it passed and then of course as we talked about with guns it runs into the same problem in the house. this is certainly a positive step and rubio will get out there ahead of the week. he's going to do seven sunday shows as you point out to ease this legislation into the public discourse. but we're still a long way from finished. >> as an example from long way from finish, senator lamar smith wrote let's not repeat our mistakes. senate proposal gives amnesty to everyone before the border is secure. that's not a smart or successful plan. how do they get this done? >> the best way to get it done is not to rush it. senator rubio would like see a process that's deliberate' methodical with hearings and a healthy committee mark up. in the house that could mean two or three committees. then a very open floor process where you have plenty of debate, plenty m
we saw in 2007 you had john mccain and ted kennedy, two lions of the senate, two master deal makers it fell apart on them and while things look positive now it's a long way from having piece of legislation put on the senate floor to getting it passed and then of course as we talked about with guns it runs into the same problem in the house. this is certainly a positive step and rubio will get out there ahead of the week. he's going to do seven sunday shows as you point out to ease this...